Housing Options

A place to call home

The Greater Boston area offers many different styles of living. Do you want to live on or off campus? Do you want the convenience of city life in Boston’s Back Bay and Beacon Hill or more space in the suburbs? You may be looking for a balance of both, which you can find right in Cambridge. Deciding which option works best for you, depends upon your taste, budget, and your particular needs. With so many choices, it’s up to you to decide where you want to come home to, during your two years at MIT Sloan.

Here are some helpful links to help you make your choice:

Campus Housing

Graduate residence halls, located within a short walk of campus, are vibrant, collaborative, and very much home to the students who live there. Campus housing is popular because it’s convenient and economical. It also offers the opportunity to plunge feet-first into one of the most spirited, adventurous communities on earth — MIT.

We’re able to accommodate about a third of all graduate students in campus residences, so housing assignments are competitive. If you follow the guidance offered on these pages, you will increase your chances of getting a housing assignment for the coming school year.

Off-Campus Housing

Another option is to join one of the lively and convenient neighborhoods in Greater Boston and Cambridge. MIT Housing provides information for off-campus housing options, including listings, temporary housing, and a student guide for renting off-campus.

The following links provide up-to-date information to help you make the best decision:

The Newcomers’ Guide: Contains a wide range of information about an array of subjects, including language classes, places of interest for children, housing, schools for children, and much more; created by volunteers of the spouses&partners@MIT website.

MIT Housing: Your portal to the resources of MIT Housing, this website offers advice about housing in Cambridge and Boston as well as on- and off-campus rentals, real estate listings, and links. Here, you can compare MIT residences, apply for housing, find a roommate or an off-campus apartment, learn how the innovative housing lottery works, and much more.

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